THE ALTIERO SPINELLI INSTITUTE FOR FEDERALIST STUDIES

The Federalist Debate VII N.2, 1994

Eleventh International Seminar

EUROPEAN UNION, FEDERALISM

AND INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACY

Ventotene, September 1st-8th, 1994

Programme

Thursday, September 1st

5.30-6.00 p.m. - Greetings from the Major of Ventotene Beniamino Verde; a Representative of the Regione Lazio ; the Vice-President of the Altiero Spinelli Institute Gabriele Panizzi.

6.00-8.00 p.m. - "GOALS AND MEANS OF FEDERALISTS IN EUROPE", by Francesco Rossolillo, President of the UEF

Friday, September 2nd

9.00-9.45 a.m. - "THE FEDERAL STATE", by Luisa Trumellini, Deputy Director of the A. Spinelli Institute, a responsible from JEF-Europe;

10.00-11.00 - Working groups

5.00-6.00 p.m. - Reports of the working groups and debate

6.00-8.00 p.m. - "EUROPEAN FEDERALIST ACTIONS: FROM THE CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN PEOPLE TO THE STRUGGLE FOR A FEDERAL CONSTITUTION", by Sante Granelli, Vice-President of the MFE-Italy

Saturday, September 3rd

9.00-9.45 a.m. - "NATIONALISM AND FEDERALISM", by Franco Spoltore, UEF Federal Committee and a responsible from JEF-Europe

9.45-11.00 - Working groups.

5.00-6.00 p.m. - Reports of the working groups and debate

6.00-8.00 p.m - "THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION", introductions by an MEP, Virgilio Dastoli, Secretary of the Federalist Intergroup, and Monica Frassoni, Green Group

Sunday, September 4th

9.00-9.45 a.m. - "THE COURSE OF HISTORY", by Giovanni Vigo, Member of the MFE National Executive

9.45-11.00 - Working groups.

5.00-6.00 p.m. - Reports of the working groups and debate

6.00-8.00 p.m. - "THE DELORS' PLAN AND THE NEW MODEL OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY", by Alfonso Jozzo, UEF Federal Committee, Richard Laming, JEF-Europe

Monday, September 5th

9.00-9.45 a.m. - "FEDERALISM AS A NEW POLITICAL THINKING" by Guido Montani, UEF Federal Committee

9.45-11.00 - Working groups.

5.00-6.00 p.m. - Reports of the working groups and debate

6.00-8.00 p.m - "EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP AND EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY", by Jacqueline De Groote, President of the JEF-UEF Commission, Stephen Woodard, European Movement-UK, a responsible from JEF-Europe

Tuesday, September 6th

9.00-10.30 a.m. - "THE FEDERALISTS' STRATEGY FOR THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF THE UN", by Lucio Levi, WFM Executive Committee, Bill Pace Director of the World Federalist UN Office, Daniele Archibugi, CNR-Italy, John Roberts, Association of World Federalists (UK), Jeffrey J. Segall, CAMDUN

10.30-12.00 - General Debate.

5.30-8.00 p.m - "JEF AND YOUNG WORLD FEDERALISTS TOWARDS A COMMON STRATEGY"(*), by Tor Eigel Hodne, President of JEF, Richard Ponzio, Director of the Youth Programme Council Global 2000, Aaron Knight, Director of the Students Programs WFA-US, Paolo Vacca, JEF Federal Committee

Wednesdays, September 7th

9.00-10.30 a.m. - "EUROPEAN AND WORLD SECURITY", by Sergio Pistone, UEF Federal Committee and a responsible from JEF-Europe

10.30-12.00 - General Debate

5.30-8.00 p.m. - ROUND TABLE ORGANISED BY JEF EUROPE

Thursday, September 8th

9.00-10.00 a.m. - "YOUNG PEOPLE AND FEDERALISM", by Tor Eigel Hodne, President of the JEF and Emanuele Dattoli, Secretary of the GFE;

10.00-11.00 a.m. - General debate

11.00-12.00 a.m. - CONCLUSION OF THE SEMINAR